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flag New South Wales passed major planning reforms to speed home construction amid a housing shortage, with bipartisan support.

flag New South Wales has passed major planning reforms with bipartisan support to accelerate home construction by overhauling a 45-year-old planning act, creating new authorities to streamline approvals and fast-track projects over $60 million. flag The changes aim to address a housing shortage, with NSW building just six homes per 1,000 people—below other states—while targeting 377,000 homes under the national housing accord. flag Critics warn the reforms may weaken climate protections, though Environment Minister Penny Sharpe confirmed climate change and disaster resilience are now formal objectives of the act. flag Local councils express concern that infrastructure cannot keep pace with projected development, and the rollout timeline remains uncertain due to legislative delays.

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